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In the wake of the two fatal fires in past weekend, the FDNY wants to make sure New Yorkers have working smoke detectors. Even though 97% of residences have detectors, "more than one third of them are inoperable because the batteries have been removed or are not working." Many times tenants and home owners disable the alarms because they go off due to "cooking vapors or steam from the bathroom." The FDNY says some detectors have hush functions and has more tips here. The Daily News reports that residents in a Marine Park building were saved by smoke detectors and neighbors when a fast-moving fire started yesterday. The News also offered this stat: "There were no working smoke detectors in about 70% of deadly fires in the city."
FDNY: Make Sure Your Smoke Detectors are Working
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The FDNY needs to pressure the city to make sure that its buildings have fire exits. Until that happens they can take their good advice and shove it up their batteries.
The FDNY needs to pressure the city to make sure that its buildings have fire exits.
it's not that buildings do not have fire exits, they all do. are those exits usable and not locked? smoke detectors are very important as are carbon monoxide detectors.
are those exits usable and not locked?
If the answer is no, good luck putting faith in your fire alarm battery.
And heating bills are going to steep this winter.
A while back, I waited for my landlord to update my alarm. I just went out and bought one myself.
For $20, I found a good one, specifically designed to address the problem of false alarms when cooking food. The alarm has a "hush mode" button that temporarily disables the alarm for 15 minutes. The alarm also lets out warning beeps when the battery is low.
http://www.gadgetbargains.com/leh-440375-02.html
I volunteer in disaster response for the Red Cross and I have a feeling we are going to be busy responding to fires this winter.
The Greater New York chapter has more preparedness information here: http://www.nyredcross.org/page.php/prmID/328